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South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Paphiopedilum purpuratum Mediates Adaptation via a Dual-Fungal Strategy: Confronting a physiological trade-off (↑seed set vs. ↓photosynthesis), Paphiopedilum purpuratum restructures its root microbiome. Mycorrhizal fungi stabilize into a resilient core network, whereas non-mycorrhizal fungi shift to a dynamic beneficial periphery. This synergy defines a “core-periphery” framework for ex situ conservation.

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Yong Tan, Junxi Liang, Wentao Wang, Jianing Tian, Qifei Yi

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